About Kristy
Kristy LaMar greets people with a calm, straightforward style. She is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with four years of professional experience. Kristy focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She talks plainly and adjusts her approach to each person's situation. She helps with stress and anxiety by breaking concerns into manageable parts. Parenting questions, self-esteem struggles, and low mood are common topics she addresses.
She also supports people handling big life changes and the complicated feelings that come with adoption and foster care or caregiver responsibilities.
How Kristy works
Kristy pays attention to how family history and communication patterns shape daily life. She helps people work through guilt, shame, isolation, and finding more self-love. Sessions include clear goals and habits to practice between meetings.
Her style is respectful and compassionate, with an emphasis on what works for the individual. Conversations and plans are tailored to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. Kristy encourages small, steady steps that lead to better coping and increased confidence.
Starting therapy can feel hard, and she acknowledges that first step. Kristy aims to make the process easier by listening, offering practical guidance, and adjusting pace as needed.
What Kristy works with
The areas below are the ones Kristy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Kristy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and coping. One common approach she uses breaks big worries into smaller, manageable steps and builds daily habits to reduce anxiety and stress. This helps when feelings feel overwhelming and you need concrete tools to move forward.Another area of focus is work on self-esteem and relationships with oneself. These methods involve looking at negative self-talk, practicing self-kindness, and trying small behavioral experiments to build confidence. This approach can be useful for people dealing with guilt, shame, or isolation.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kristy will collaborate with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on goals, preferences, and progress. She adjusts strategies as needed and reviews what is or isn’t working together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coping tools, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain regular contact with a licensed professional.
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